Toy.



. DONALDSON.

TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED 0GT.20,1913.

Patented Dec. 29, 19M.

MARGARET DONALDSON, OE LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO SPOTSWOOD'SPECIALTY. COMPANY,-OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

Application filed October 20, 1913. Serial No. 796,336.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARGARET DONALD- SON, citizen of the United States,residing at Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to toys andmore particularly to a toy pistolwhich when grasped in the hand and swung quickly downwardly to sightingposition will produce a loud report and it is the primary aim of theinvention to so construct the noise producing device that'the reportwill be much sharper and louder than if the device were constructed inthe ordinary mannor, the invention contemplating in this connection, theformation of the air pocket in such manner that a maximum volume of airwill be confined as the device is swung downwardly, which volume will beso trapped that there can be no escape of such a portion of the volumeof air as would deand the side members of the toy being shown partlyseparated br opened. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional viewtaken in a plane between the side members and illustrating the web innormal position in full lines and in unfolded or extended position indotted lines.

In the drawings the toy is illustrated as consistinglessentially of twoside members indicated by the numeral 1, these members being preferablyformed from pasteboard blanks and being of counterpart outline and themembers at one end are cut so as to form a. handle portion 2 preferablyprinted or otherwise marked to resemble the grip of a revolver and thebody portions of the members, indicated by the numeral 3, are

cut so as to resemble somewhat the barrel of. a revolver and the saidbod portions are preferably printed or otherwise marked to resemble orimitate the barrel and the cartridge cylinder of a revolver. The handleportions 2 are preferably formed with matching or registering openings 4which are located so as to resemble the trigger guard, these openingsbeing designed for the insertion therethrough of the forefinger when-thehandle is grasped in the hand.v Forwardly of the body portions 3, theside members 1 have their lower edges extending in. a line with thelower edges of the said body portions but their upper edges are inclinedupwardly and forwardly as indicated at 5 so that the said side portionsare of greater heightforwardly of their body portions than at anyotherpoint and it is preferable that the extended portions thus formedand indicated by the numeral 6, have printed or otherwise indicated uponthem a representation of flame and also preferably 'a bullet.

By reference to the drawings it will be observed that the upper edges ofthe body portions of the side members are united by a binding strip 7which is folded over the said edges and secured thereto and which may beof cloth, paper, or any other suitable material. The edges 5 of the sidemembers are also united by means of a binding strip indicated by thenumeral 8 and it will be observed'that the strips 7 and & aresubstantially continuous and, in fact, the said edges may be united by acontinuous strip if desired.

The web of the device is indicated by the numeral 9 and is preferablyformed from a substantially triangular sheet of paper, the

sheet being attached at its side edges as at 10, by glue or' otherwise,to the forward edges of the extended portions 6 of the side members andbein folded along a vertical line bisecting the aseof the triangle andintersecting the apex. Normally the folded web lies between the sidemembers 1 but by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings it will beunderstood that when the web is un-' folded or extended so as to liebodily beyond the forward edges of the portions 6 of the side members, apocket will be formed of which the web will constitute one wall and theside members the other walls. -The web has its apex located at the upperend of the forward edges of the side members 6 so. that the pocketformed is closed at its top by the binding strips 7 and 8. It will beapparent that the strips 7 and 8 serve to prevent the escape of confinedair at the upper edges of the device and. that due to the fact that theedges 5 are inclined upwardly and forwardly the pocket. is increased indepth in the direction of the forward edges of the portions 6.

It will'now be apparent that when the handle 2 is grasped and the arm isswung quickly downwardly with a movement imi-.

tating the act of pointing and firing arevolver, the air enteringbetween the side .members will be compressed within the pocket abovedescribed and as a result the web 9 will be forced outwardly as shown inFig. 1, producing a loud report. It will be understood that the airentering between the side inembers will be trapped between the saidmembers and prevented from eseap-- ing by the united upper edges of thesaid members and that inasmuch as the pocket is increased in height inthe direction of the --forward edges of the members whereby toeffectually-trap the entering air, the report. obtained will be sharpand loud and, in fact,

much sharper andlouder than'would be the case if the side members werenot providedwith the portions 6' increased in height as shown anddescribed. Furthermore, a

, greater volume of air is compressed within. the pocket than would bethe case it the united edges of the side members extended throughouttheir entire length along the line of extent of the edge 5 inasmuch asthe pocket would then be decreased indepth toward its handle end whereasin the present instance it is decreased in depth only for a sho rtdistance and is rearwardly of its portion 6 ot-a uniform depth and.relatively deep. I

ea an Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is: v I

1. In a toy oi. the class descrlbed, side .members each havingrelatively angularly tending upwardly and forwardly, said edge portionsof the members being united, and

- a web having its side edges'connected to the side members, the saidweb normally lying between the side members.

3. In a toy of the class described, a pocket open at its bottom andclosed at its top, the pocket for a portion of its length having aconstant depth and.for the other portion of its length being increasedin depth toward one side thereof, and a web constituting the said sideof the pocket and normally lying within the pocket.

d. In a toy of the class described, side members having matching handleportions,

the upper edges of the said portions being united forwardly of thehandle and the said side members being provided in advance of I thehandle with registering finger openings, and a web attached at its sideedges to the side pdrtions and normally lying between the same.

In testimony whereof ll aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. lilAEGARET DO'NALDSON. [I]. 8.]

Witnesses:

M. AGNEB Werner, Liners 1E KELLY.

